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April 2024 #16297 Page #35
Do You Know the Frequent Non-Compliance Issue That’s “Easy” to Fix? By Glenn Traylor
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he photo shows a 2 x 4 truss with an ANSI/ TPI 1 non-compliance issue. This is something that never should have happened! Can you spot the problem? If you shouted, “a missing connector,” then give yourself a gold star! As I was ranking non-compliance items on a loose collection of inspections last quarter, I realized just how often that missing connectors is a problem. The review had me wondering if there was a common denominator with the missing connectors. An interesting connection was that most of the offending plants horizontally stacked their trusses after finish rolling the product. None of them pre-counted their connectors as a job is brought to the table. Some of the plants had mirrors under the outfeed rollers to allow the stacker to visually see the output. So, based on this very unscientific analysis, what are the takeaways of this review?
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